David Noel Freedman

The Reverend

David Noel Freedman
The Reverend; David Noel Freedman
Born	Noel Freedman; May 12, 1922; New York City, US
Died	April 8, 2008 (aged 85); Petaluma, California, US
Spouse	Cornelia Pryor Freedman (m. 1944; died 2005)
Parents	Beatrice Freedman; David Freedman;
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Presbyterian)
Church	?; United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; Presbyterian Church (USA);
Ordained	1944
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles; Princeton Theological Seminary; Johns Hopkins University;
Thesis	The Evolution of Early Hebrew Orthography (1948)
Doctoral advisor	William F. Albright
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Institutions	Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; San Francisco Theological Seminary; University of Michigan; University of California, San Diego;
Notable students	Kent P. Jackson
Main interests	Dead Sea Scrolls
Influenced	Laura Lederer; Kenneth Mathews;

David Noel Freedman (May 12, 1922 – April 8, 2008) was an American biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and, after his conversion from Judaism, a Presbyterian minister. He was one of the first Americans to work on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the son of the writer David Freedman. He died of a heart ailment.

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